Polygonum forrestii Diels

Species

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Characteristics

Herbs perennial. Stems creeping, tufted; branches erect, 5-20 cm tall, villous. Petiole 3-5 cm, long pilose; leaf blade nearly orbicular or reniform, 1-4 cm in diam., both surfaces long pilose or nearly glabrous, base cordate, margin densely ciliate, apex obtuse; ocrea laxly tubular, membranous, pilose, oblique. Inflorescence terminal, corymbose-cymose; bracts oblong, thinly membranous. Pedicels longer than bracts, 4-5 mm, glabrous, apex articulate. Perianth white or yellowish, 5(or 4)-parted; tepals obovate, 4-5 mm, unequal. Stamens 6-8; anthers purple. Styles 3, very short; stigmas capitate. Achenes included in persistent perianth, yellow-brown, dull, narrowly ellipsoid, trigonous, narrow at base, 2-3 mm. Fl. Jul-Aug, fr. Aug-Sep. 2n = 14.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.2
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Flower color
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JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 21 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Distribution

Polygonum forrestii world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:695755-1
WFO ID wfo-0001101826
COL ID 4L9DL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Polygonum forrestii Koenigia forrestii